Finance Officer

4 weeks ago

Morecambe, United Kingdom Morecambe Town Council Full time

**JOB TITLE - **Finance Officer

**SALARY - **Starting on local government SCP 24-28 (£29,174 - £32,798) dependant on experience, skill set, and qualifications. These values are set nationally and adjusted for inflation annually.

**HOLIDAY - **You will receive 8 weeks annual leave.

**HOURS OF WORK - **This role is full time for 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with options for flexitime and hybrid working.

**PENSION - **You will be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We are looking for a brilliantly organised Finance Officer to join our small team here at Morecambe Town Council.

This is a great opportunity for someone who shares our values and believes in harnessing the power of working together to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives and communities.

It’s an exciting time to be joining the Council. In the last year, we’ve been the first local authority in Lancashire to achieve Quality Council status, becoming a leading deliverer of arts and culture in Morecambe, and securing a district-wide contract that will see us undertake a strategic lead for service delivery on behalf of Lancashire County Council in the future.

We’ve restructured the team to make our organisation more dynamic, efficient and effective. This role is crucial in that new direction. You’ll be responsible for leading the organisation’s administrative financial function, managing accounting systems, and contributing to our ambitious plans. You’ll work collaboratively with our staff, residents, associates, and partners.

If you have the skills and experience to help us deliver our work, we’d love to hear from you. This is a diverse role, so it may be that you are much stronger in some areas than in others. If this is the case we would still like to hear from you so please contact us for more information or an initial discussion.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. Provide full day-to-day financial management, under the direction of the Responsible Financial Officer, ensuring that all book-keeping is up to date, and accurate accounting records are kept for all transactions, balance sheets, VAT, purchase orders, petty cash, bank reconciliations, and any other accounting responsibilities.

2. Provide monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to the Council and its Committees, uploading to the website as required.

3. Work with officers and members to produce project budgets, business cases and financial forecasting, preparing revenue and capital estimates for the Council each year.

4. Process any invoices as required, ensuring that all money due to the Council is collected promptly.

5. Setting up and managing a system for the Council to make credit card payments, and process sales via a merchant terminal, negotiating best payment terms with suppliers.

6. Ensure risk assessments are undertaken for all financial activities and council policies are reviewed and adhered to, regularly performing tests to detect and prevent fraud.

7. Prepare all year end close accounts and facilitate the annual internal and external audit.

8. Prepare agendas and minutes for the Finance and Governance Committee meetings.

9. Facilitate any requests from the public to view the Council's accounts and respond to requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act.

10. Maintain an up-to-date asset register, and ensure quotes are regularly obtained and price-checked for office services such as insurances, broadband, telephone, and utilities.

11. Undertake administrative duties in relation to payroll, and staff onboarding.

12. Write bids to obtain sponsorship and grant funding to maximise available funding opportunities.

13. Undertake training and professional development relevant to the role.

14. To undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post as may be required by the Council.

**EDUCATION AND TRAINING**
- GCSE/O Level (or equivalent) at B or above in English and Mathematics (E)
- Educated to A-Level (or equivalent experience) or higher (E)
- Professional qualification such as AAT, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ICM (E)

**SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- Strong IT skills, including MS Excel (E)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (E)
- Ability to produce detailed financial reports (D)

**EXPERIENCE**
- Proven work experience in a similar role using financial software (E)
- Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures (E)
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills (E)
- Experience using website design software such as Wordpress (D)

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- A flexible, enthusiastic and proactive approach to work (E)
- Ability to self manage and motivate (E)
- Ambassadorial working style (E)
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required (E)
- Ability to keep calm and measured, particularly whilst delivering events (E)
- Ability to manage a varied workload and multitask to deadlines (E)
- Value the importance of community and the work of the Town C

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